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Bronte Road Bistro in Waverley has got you covered for Mother’s Day! If you’re planning to treat your mum on this special day, the restaurant has prepared a special 3-course lunch spread for Sunday, the 12th of May 2019.

This modern European restaurant’s Mother’s Day lunch menu is good for $80 per person. The selections include entrees like prawn filled zucchini flowers in sauce vierge or kingfish tartare with crisp bread, and main dishes like pan-roasted mulloway, cavatelli pasta, or confit duck leg.

It’s definitely a feast fit for a queen and you can book for a table via their online website.

Bronte Road Bistro has been serving traditional French, Spanish and Mediterranean dishes since 2008. Managed by the husband and wife team of Stewart and Jessica Parsons, this restaurant has been known for its elegant ambience and food selections.

Regulars at Bronte Road Bistro love the duck confit and steak frites that go well with cocktail drinks or ginger beer. Though the regular menu doesn’t have the usual bistro choices, it isn’t intimidating. They even offer a kids menu of fish and chips, pasta, steak and chicken.

*Photo Credit:* *Bronte Road Bistro/Facebook*

The restaurant’s usual trading hours are from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. daily. However, Bronte Road Bistro may also open for lunch for special functions and private parties.

This restaurant is quite small but its intimate setting makes diners feel easily right at home.

“This was our first dining experience with our newborn daughter and we were very nervous to how things would unfold. However, the service was very understanding and accommodating- setting us up in a comfortable spot inside and being very patient with us. They even offered to time our meals to coordinate with whoever was holding the Bub.

Food wise it was very good. My wife enjoyed the spatchcock and I had the duck. Both meals were just the right amount and the quality definitely matched the price.

Would recommend going her for a nice romantic dinner even with a Bub.”
~ bmeadows15, via Trip Advisor

“This is a place to go when you want to treat yourself and someone to a special meal. Located in the hub of Waverley, the setting of the restaurant effectively secludes itself and you feel like you have escaped for a while. The food is not cheap, however, it is fresh and comes paired with a nice wine and beer of your choosing. We enjoyed a shared meal of prawn filled zucchini flowers and pan fried spatchcock and cauliflower puree with parsley. While expensive it was a nice mid-week escape for us and we enjoyed the experience.”
~ Coffebrunchanddinner, via Zomato

“Just moved in down the street, and we decided to head here. Quaint setting, friendly service, nice menu and tasty fare. Oysters on the exxy side, pate was delicious, nailed the duck confit and creme caramel. Bit on the pricey side if I’m honest bit of was a nice evening.”

~ LnR, via Google Reviews

A group called Save Waverley Bowlo is campaigning against the demolition of the Waverley Bowling Club on Birrell Street as plans have been lodged to build a 90-unit retirement village and childcare facility in its place.

In December 2018, the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club or East Leagues, which manages a number of modern sports, leisure and hospitality facilities around Australia, submitted plans to improve the Waverley Bowling Club with new greens and bowling facilities. However, part of its redevelopment would also include senior housing and childcare site, as well as a swimming pool, a gym, basement parking, and landscaping.

The development application is currently under assessment by the Waverley Council. If approved, the cost of the project could come up to $83 million.

Members of Save Waverley Bowlo, however, are convinced that the redevelopment of the bowling club will be excessive. As a result, the group has enjoined residents of Waverley to write letters to the Council to make their objections known.

*Photo Credit:* *Waverley Bowling Club/Facebook*

Save Waverley Bowlo believes that the proposed new club would bring more traffic to the area and lessen the accessible and recreational spaces for locals to use. They also oppose the scale and the height of the buildings compared to the surrounding buildings in the community.

But the Easts Leagues said the redevelopment is necessary to ensure the continued operation of the Waverley Bowling Club. The facility has apparently been trading on deficits with less than 60 active members.

*Photo Credit:* *Easts Leagues Bondi Junction/Facebook*

In 2014, East Leagues also submitted plans to redevelop the site into a $100 million sports and residential facility. However, it withdrew its plans after residents petitioned against the proposal, citing that they don’t want Waverley to become a mini-Las Vegas.

The Waverley Bowling Club is one of the oldest bowling facilities in Sydney, having been in operation for over 120 years.

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